I normally would fall in the camp that leasing (unless paid for by your employer or a write off) is generally a bad idea. That being said, the depreciation on the EQS, e-Tron, Taycan, etc. has been “well above average”. So if someone really wants one of these, I think leasing is much less bad of an idea.

No one else is building a V-8 sports car with a 486-hp V8 or 500-hp V8 Dark Horse at this price point.

He seems plenty proud of the design from the comments and interviews I’ve seen with him.

I suspect that they can mount a different tire, they just won’t be able to use the wheel covers then. But yes, it’s absolutely an idiotic design choice; and one that creates more problems than it solves. 

Well, yes, that too.

The Cybertruck has to be one of the ultimate expressions of form > function. Designers had complete creative freedom thanks to the packaging of the EV drivetrain and lack of precedent for a Tesla truck, and it seems like every decision they made was purely to prioritize the form over the actual function of the…

If the depreciation is anything like the Taycan it might not even take 4 years to drop to 50% of its original value. 

$230,000…. before options… for a Panamera. Who is this car for? At that price point you can pretty much buy a 911 and a regular Panamera to haul the kids around in. I know Porsche said they would be raising prices across the board, but this just seems ridiculous.

Surprised to see that many Subarus on this list. I wasn’t particularly impressed with the last few Subarus I have been in, specifically in terms of road noise and cabin comfort. Not saying they were bad cars, just not what I would think of when the operative word is “comfort”.

It wasn’t quite as bad before the Citizens United decision. And seeing as how the Supreme Court has established that stare decisis isn’t a thing anymore, I guess that can be overturned too. 

I honestly don’t want this story to get any more “interesting”. I want politics to be predictable and “boring”, oh and also… no more super pacs and all this money being thrown into politics. Campaigns should be funded by the government and budget capped. It should be about the ideas, not the money.

^ This! Vance is only in it for himself. He’s not loyal to anyone or anything except JD Vance. He’s a bigger long term threat than Trump is and he’s already sold himself to the likes of Thiel and Musk.

Shifting the Overton window, one piece of shitty proposed legislation at a time.

I think Toyota announced that they plan to commercialize solid state batteries in 2027/2028. 

I guess this will sell to the people who really want a Porsche, but $80k for a compact SUV is just nuts to me. 

To the point where people are willing to pay over sticker price for them… hmmm.

I have the “pleasure” of seeing one every day, my neighbor got one when BMW offered a $20k+ discount on them a few months ago.

Im sure that on paper and in the inevitable comparison testing the new M5 will perform better than its predecessors. But what I think many automakers are losing sight of is that sports cars aren’t just about the numbers on paper, but about how they feel to drive and make you feel when you drive them. BMW used to have…

The XM isn’t selling very well, so I think the market has largely decided that “no, people will not just go for the XM”.

The future? This is the present. Aren’t you already having fun?